Here's how it works:
Post your starting weight (SW) and your goal weight (GW).
Come back any time to update with your current weight (CW).
The first person to reach their 5lb goal is the winner!
That person then starts a new thread for the next 5 pound challenge.

CleverName Really the only changes were (a) getting serious again and (b) counting calories to help me understand what getting serious again meant. Basically, it turns out that getting serious meant cutting way back on between-meal snacks.